Never one to shy away from controversy, Brass Eye satirist Chris Morris’ hotly anticipated debut as a movie director is apparently provocative.
Described as doing for the modern face of terrorism what "This Is Spinal Tap" did for heavy metal and "Dr Strangelove" the Cold War, Four Lions tells the story of a group of four wannabe suicide bombers from the North of England.
Morris is said to have completed the script for the film in 2008, following three years of research, which included speaking to terrorism experts, police, the secret service and imams as well as ordinary Muslims.
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Primarily shot on location in Sheffield, it’s also rumoured that the Swiss Alps were also used instead of Pakistan for a terrorist training camp scene.
The film was allegedly turned down by the BBC for being too controversial, before Film Four took on the project alongside Warp Films.
Despite the film’s contentious subject matter, Morris seems undeterred by the hullabaloo that will inevitably greet the movie. "Most of us would dearly love to laugh in the face of our worst fears”, he says. “Why aren't we laughing at terrorists? Because we didn't know how to, until now."
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